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God and history in the early medieval West : the theology of Carolingian historians /

While virtually all early medieval historians wrote about God, they did not do so in the same way. Rather than taking their comments about God at face value then, as has been the case in much work on medieval history-writing, they are deserving of closer scrutiny, with implications not simply for ho...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Evans, Robert A. H. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2025]
Subjects:
Carolingians > Religion.
Church history > Middle Ages, 600-1500 > Historiography.
Church history > Middle Ages, 600-1500.
Religious thought > Middle Ages, 600-1500.
Carolingiens > Religion.
Église > Histoire > 600-1500 (Moyen Âge) > Historiographie.
Église > Histoire > 600-1500 (Moyen Âge)
Pensée religieuse > 600-1500 (Moyen Âge)
Medieval.
HISTORY.
Theology.
RELIGION.
Christian Church.
Carolingians
Church history > Historiography
Church history
Religious thought
Religion & beliefs.
Religion.
600-1500
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:While virtually all early medieval historians wrote about God, they did not do so in the same way. Rather than taking their comments about God at face value then, as has been the case in much work on medieval history-writing, they are deserving of closer scrutiny, with implications not simply for how we understand the key narrative sources for early medieval history, but also the cultures in which they originated. Seeking to fill this historiographical gap, this book explores, through the prolific writing of historians in the Carolingian Empire, how historians in early medieval societies thought about God and what this meant for themselves and their audiences.
Physical Description:1 online resource (unpaged)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780198957270
0198957270
0198957254
9780198957256